After Li Youran and his entourage arrived yesterday, they hastily issued a series of regulations.

So, after a night of cleanup, the streets were not only spotless, but also frequently adorned with heavily armed constables who sprayed strong liquor.

Except for those who need to go out for essential business, no one was allowed to leave the streets, and the entire street was deserted.

Li Youran and his group hurried to the northern part of the city, where the epidemic was most severe.

"Detective Huang, go check on them quickly, another family is going to die."

As soon as Li Youran and his party got off the carriage, a soldier on duty rushed over and said to Detective Huang.

"It's nothing."

When the magistrate saw his subordinates acting so rashly and rudely, he was about to reprimand them when the Second Prince stopped him.

"Let's go with him and take a look."

Upon hearing the Second Prince's words, the Second Prince's wife frowned slightly. She did not want the Second Prince to be so close to danger.

However, seeing that the Second Prince had already spoken and his expression was serious, they knew that he was determined to go, so they stopped trying to stop him.

Since he couldn't stop the Second Prince, he couldn't let Li Youran go on this dangerous journey, so he hurriedly turned around.

Unexpectedly, Li Youran had already hurriedly left with Detective Huang. The Second Prince's wife was a bit annoyed; the two of them were so disobedient, so she had no choice but to go along as well.

Before even entering the house, Li Youran heard intermittent coughing. The sound wasn't loud, but it was a desperate, last-ditch effort. Hearing the sound, Li Youran knew something was wrong.

"Your Highness, this entire family has contracted pneumonia, and I fear their time is near. You should stay outside and observe their condition; getting too close is far too dangerous."

The magistrate wiped the cold sweat from his brow and forced himself to speak. He knew that what he was saying was extremely treasonous, but if something happened to the Second Prince, he would lose his head.

"Your Highness, please rest assured that I am here. I will go and see what is wrong and then give you a detailed description of the illness."

Physician Ma bowed respectfully and addressed the Second Prince.

Upon hearing this, the Second Prince did not insist further, nodded in acknowledgment, and then waved to the crowd.

Although Tang Lei could fight bravely on the battlefield, he was helpless in the face of the epidemic, so he wisely did not move forward.

He looked up at Li Youran, not expecting that Li Youran would follow Detective Huang inside.

He originally wanted to call Li Youran back, but after thinking for a moment, he didn't say anything and instead frowned and followed Li Youran inside.

"Wait for me."

Seeing this, Wu Yong hurriedly followed suit, not wanting to fall behind Tang Lei. Tang Lei could risk his life alongside Li Youran, so could Wu Yong.

"It has already entered the heart meridian, and I'm afraid he won't live much longer."

After listening through a layer of cloth, Doctor Ma shook his head and sighed.

Dr. Feng, who was standing nearby, had also listened to the patient's pulse. He then pried open the patient's eyes with his hands, gestured for the patient to open his mouth, and used a tongue depressor to hold down the patient's tongue while observing his throat.

"Besides your lungs, is there anywhere else that feels uncomfortable?"

"The toilet area was extremely hot."

The sick man said very weakly.

"I need to give him a full medical checkup."

Doctor Feng turned to look at Li Youran and said something. Li Youran understood what he meant and hurriedly turned back around.

Since Tang Lei and Wu Yong were not skilled in medicine and had no protective equipment, they simply stood at the door.

Li Youran turned around and her eyes met Tang Lei's. For a moment, her heart felt as if it had been struck by lightning.

Even so, she didn't forgive Tang Lei, since he had left in such a hurry without a word. He had been gone for so long, without even sending a letter.

You have to understand, he was betrothed to her, and it's such an important matter, yet he's only now asking her about it.

A flood of grievances suddenly welled up inside Li Youran, and tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.

Little did Tang Lei know that seeing Li Youran's expression would break her heart. She desperately wanted to pull Li Youran into her arms and hold her tightly, telling her not to be sad. Unfortunately, there were just too many people around.

Just as Tang Lei was about to speak to comfort Li Youran, Physician Feng said with a troubled expression.

"Pneumonia is not only transmitted through airborne droplets, but it can also be transmitted through human feces."

Upon hearing this, Li Youran's heart skipped a beat. This illness seemed so familiar...

Isn't this the same pneumonia he experienced in junior high school? It's exactly the same situation, even the transmission route is the same.

Li Youran frantically searched her memory for the rescue method from back then, but could only vaguely recall a few key medicines: Banlangen (Isatis root) and Lianqiao (Forsythia).

"Dr. Feng, do you have any way to treat this?"

Doctor Ma was surprised that Doctor Feng was so meticulous, even checking such a small area.

Feeling embarrassed, they devised a difficult plan to make Dr. Feng lose face in front of everyone, since no one could boast that they could develop a cure for pneumonia.

"This disease is not incurable, it just takes time."

Doctor Feng was too lazy to pay attention to Doctor Ma's predicament. After all, Doctor Ma had challenged him many times along the way, and he had long since stopped taking such a narrow-minded person like Doctor Ma seriously.

As Dr. Feng spoke, he began to examine other patients. Seeing this, Li Youran hurriedly fetched some high-proof liquor.

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